Medical Research Council
Box 19070
Tygerberg,
N/A
South Africa
7505
Email:
chris.seebregts@mrc.ac.za
Biographical Sketch:
Dr Chris Seebregts is a Senior Technology Manager in Biomedical Informatics within the e-Health Research and Innovation Platform at the South African Medical Research Council, honorary lecturer in computer science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and founder of Jembi, an African NGO implementing open eHealth and information systems in Africa. He has postgraduate degrees in medical biochemistry, computer science and software engineering and has worked both in the public and private sectors in biomedical and informatics research, information technology management and software development. He is part of the leadership of the OpenMRS consortium and Principal Investigator on a number of grants from international donors including the Open Architectures, Standards and Information Systems project for healthcare in developing countries. His main areas of interest are the design and development of health information systems, open enterprise eHealth architecture, biomedical informatics, and HIV/AIDS treatment failure.